u/ezradog

I recruit for mid to senior level ops and PM roles. Been noticing a pattern over the last 2 years. The candidates who crush the interview, perfectly polished answers, great energy, tick every box, are the ones managers come to me about 8 months later saying something's off. Meanwhile the candidates who were solid but less rehearsed, maybe a bit awkward, sometimes more honest about what they don't want, tend to stick longer.

My theory is the polished candidates are really good at performing in any environment but not necessarily good at filtering for the right one. They get hired everywhere but only thrive somewhere. Am I overthinking this or is there something to it?